Tacoma’s Steamer’s Seafood Cafe has a sense-of-place like no other and over the last 15 years, I’ve written more than once that Steamers Seafood Cafe at Titlow Beach yields the most affordable view restaurant in Tacoma. And now this will be the last summer you’ll get to eat there. “Summer 2020 will be the final […]
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More ramen and sushi burritos: Zen opens 2 NEW locations
Summer seems to be the best time to open a soup shop around here. Really. Zen Ramen & Sushi Burrito has proven that before when it opened in Parkland in July 2018. And don’t forget that Kuzuki Ramen and Izakaya opened at Tacoma Mall in July 2019. When Zen’s Parkland location opened, diners lined up […]
New cider taproom opening in Tacoma neighborhood known for excellent eats and drinks
When Cider + Cedar opens on Tacoma Avenue South, visitors might wonder: Is this a furniture gallery or a cider taproom? The answer is an emphatic “both.” The name appropriately combines the interests of Mia Daughenbaugh and Sterling Paradiso, partners in business and life and the team behind Cider + Cedar, which will be located […]
We’re in Phase 2! Here’s Pierce County restaurant dining rooms open NOW
We’ve been waiting for what feels like an eternity, but Phase 2 for restaurant dining is finally here, announced this morning by Pierce County. This is the phase when restaurants in Pierce County can once again offer in-person dining inside their actual, real live dining rooms. That doesn’t mean every restaurant is open. It just […]
Groups Needed for Toys for Tots
For many it has been a good year. But there are some, through no fault of their own, that have been left behind. When there is injustice in the world, often the military of US is called upon to restore humanity. So it is with our own. On Nov. 12th, Pierce County Detachment 504 of […]
Helping the McNeil Island Inmate Community
Last Sunday, my wife, Peggy and I met with an old friend, Steve Anderson. We had all been involved in Jaycees in the 1970s. Steve remembered that he had been our club’s State Director. It was his job to involve our members with other Jaycee clubs in our region. We were having lunch at the […]
MG Timothy Lowenberg; We Remember
During a heavy, persistent mist outside, hundreds gathered Friday, Sept 29, to say goodbye to Major General Timothy Lowenberg (Ret.) and express their own bereavement. MG Lowenberg died working in his garden only a couple weeks before his 71st birthday and the day before his 49th anniversary.
Home from Home: Mission Irma
My husband and I had planned to fly out to Florida to help set up hurricane protection for a family member of ours in September. We didn’t make it in time. Hurricane Irma beat us by half a week. It didn’t change our will to go. It made us even more adamant about our mission.
Home from Home: Homesickness
“Aren’t you homesick? What about Germany do you miss most?” These are probably the questions I’ve been asked most often after coming over here. And I almost feel like a traitor when I reply “No” and “Nothing”. In the age of lightfast communication and worldwide import/exports, with a bit of imagination and improvisation, you can […]